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LIV Golf: ‘We’re wide open’ – Greg Norman won’t rule out bringing breakaway tour to Ireland

Former US Open champion Grame McDowell says a LIV Golf event in Ireland would be “pretty exciting”

LIV Golf chief executive Greg Norman has said he will “keep all options open” as he refused to rule out bringing the tour to Ireland.

The Saudi Arabia-backed LIV tour has held tournaments in England, the United States, Thailand and Australia among others since launching in 2022.

When asked if he’d like to bring an event to Ireland, Norman said the tour’s schedule is “wide open”.

“We’re getting our phone ringing off the hook,” he told BBC Sport NI.

“A lot of people after our first season, seeing the first eight events, ‘OK, when we can we get the opportunity to get LIV here?’

“Our calendar and the opportunity within our calendar on a global basis is filling up very quickly.”

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